Comments on: Win free tickets to see The Klezmatics at the Cedar Cultural Center

By: Leora Maccabee

Leora Maccabee — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:51:56 +0000

Congratulations Rachel and Naomi! You are the winners of our free pairs of tickets to see the Klezmatics on October 24th. Thanks for playing. And check out our newest contest – we’re giving away free tickets to hear Sephardic Israeli singer Yasmin Levy at the Ordway.

By: Celia

Celia — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:35:39 +0000

I was just telling a friend about Klezmer recently. I described it as Jewish jazz.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:24:16 +0000

Klezmer is the ultimate travelers’ music, as it has traversed a wide swath of landscapes, cultures, and time periods. What was once a folk music has exploded onto the world music scene as a fusion-intensive, cutting edge boundary-defying ethnic music. Imagine slavic folk music (eastern/central European+Mediterranean grooves),some new world jazz, and of course a splash of chutzpah.

By: Naomi H

Naomi H — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:58:10 +0000

I usually describe it as sounding very Eastern European with American folk overtones and sometimes a more American jazzy beat.

It’s always fun to have someone listen to it for the first time who has never heard it before. =)

By: ML

ML — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:54:10 +0000

I describe Klezmer the traditional secular music of (mostly Eastern) European Jews. A fusion of local folk musics that bring to mind a Jewish wedding or Fiddler on the Roof, which means that it’s generally meant for dancing.